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Romania blames Russia for drone that sinks cargo ship; 1 killed, 3 missing
Romanian officials said nine of 13 crew members were rescued as NATO allies stepped up Black Sea patrols after a series of drone attacks on shipping.
- Romanian President Nicușor Dan blamed Russia for escalating attacks in the Black Sea after a drone strike sank the Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv off Romania’s coast on Friday.
- The vessel, carrying 13 Ukrainian and Azerbaijani crew members, sent a distress signal about 13 nautical miles from the port of Constanța, just outside Romanian territorial waters.
- Rescue teams recovered one dead sailor, rescued nine crew members and continued searching for three others missing after the ship sank in rough sea conditions.
- The incident follows a series of attacks on commercial vessels near Romania and Bulgaria, raising concerns about maritime security and the safety of shipping routes in the Black Sea.
- NATO has pledged additional maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems and drones for the Black Sea as Romania, Ukraine and Bulgaria call for stronger protection of commercial shipping.
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Independent EspañolBUCAREST (AP) — A drone hit and sank a cargo ship in the Black Sea on Friday, leaving one dead and three missing, authorities reported, in the most recent attack on commercial shipping in...
·Lancaster, United States
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The ship Khoryv, with ten Ukrainians on board, sunk off the coast of Romania, and Nikushor Dan stated that the ship had been hit by a drone.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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A KHORYV ship under the flag of the Comoros sunk near the Romanian city of Konstanza. One Ukrainian sailor died and four other Ukrainian citizens were taken to hospital.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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1 sailor dead and 3 missing after Russian drone strikes cargo ship in Black Sea off coast of Romania
Romanian naval authorities said that a search and rescue mission was underway after the ship caught fire and sank about 15 miles east of the port city of Constanta, near Romania’s territorial waters.
·New York, United States
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